Three people were shot outside a Church Street bar late Friday night, Metro police said.

Officers were called to WKND Lounge at the 1700 block of Church Street after multiple shots were fired near the bar's entrance after 10:30 p.m.

The man believed to be the shooter was asked to leave the establishment about 15 minutes before opening fire, police said.

A security guard for a valet service was shot in the mouth and rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in critical condition. He was in stable condition Saturday.

Two others, a man and a woman, suffered non-critical injuries to the leg and foot and were sent to Saint Thomas Midtown hospital for treatment, police said.

Metro Lt. Mike Gilliland said investigators had descriptions of the suspect and vehicle that fled from the scene after the incident. The shooter was described as a black man with very long braided hair — he was captured on a surveillance camera wearing a blue shirt, dark pants and carrying a white umbrella.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the Emergency Communications Center at 615-862-8600 or Crime Stoppers at 74-CRIME.

Officers remained on the scene more than an hour later and briefly blocked part of Church Street to traffic.

Police say the man with the umbrella is a suspect in a shooting outside the WKND Lounge.(Photo: Submitted)